The Hartmann Report

Mainstream media can't seem to fact check the wild lies of the Republicans- and yet, is the world just bored with Trump's tired song and dance? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

If Democrats survive the onslaught that’s coming and emerge victorious at the federal level, the first order of business next year must be to strip the cancer of dark money out of our body politic... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Trumpies are trying to swift-boat the military record of Walz- but the lies aren't sticking. Also- Ukrainian troops crossed the border- we get the latest from our correspondent in Kiev. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

They must go to court to take away your gun, but they can take away your vote without even informing you... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Guest Interview: Greg Palast, Investigative reporter, author and film-maker. Trump, to Harris’ happy astonishment, is waking a voting dragon by provoking Asian Americans. Wisdom School Alert! How Honey Bees use voter-based democracy. 'Very big deal': Georgia OKs rules that could allow local officials to 'subvert' elections. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

Tim Walz is the antidote to the Fox “News” poison that is now so widely imitated across the rightwing ecosystem, embracing the hearts and minds of millions... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Enlisted Army officer, teacher, governor of Minnesota- what do Thom's listeners from across the country think of Kamala's VP pick, Mr Tim Walz?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It’s not Bill Barr‘s first time playing cover-up for a Republican president who committed crimes that rise to the level of treason against America... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

White Christian nationalism has seized many of our churches and captured the hearts of our fellow Americans with fear of the other. Can we forge a new common society, or will Republicans succeed in dragging us into a Christian theocracy? Plus- Thom read from "Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism--and What Comes Next" by Bradley Onishi. See Privacy Policy at https...

The result was that science, culture, and human rights — and even the exploration of any religious doctrine not authorized by Church authorities — were frozen for a “dark” thousand years… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mark Pocan is watching AIPAC and other dark money groups flood local primaries to sink Progressives- is this democracy-or are elections turning into an auction? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Senate Republicans showed their true colors this week when they rejected renewal of child tax credits keeping millions out of poverty. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As Biden brings Americans home from Russia, war correspondent Phil Ittner says the F16s are in the air above Kiev- can they turn the tide?    Also- it appears Trump got 10 million dollars in cash from the Egyptian dictator in 2016- are the hardliners lining up to get Donald back in office again? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

He hasn’t grown or developed new routines; he’s just daily reliving his old hits, playing to a nostalgic and mostly elderly audience who fondly remember his glory days... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Greg Palast wants to know why Republicans are afraid of our past! Also- Project 2025 isn't over, it's just the latest stage in the forever push by billionaires to avoid paying taxes or any other responsibility to the rest of us. Plus - Thom reads from his book 'The Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction' See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

If you think it should be harder to take away your vote than your gun, double-check your voter registration (especially if you live in a Red state) and show up this fall! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Republican politicians appear to be obsessed with what other people do in the bathroom, women's periods, and gay sex. Is somebody who goes on hare-brained all-caps rants at 3am the best choice to lead our nation? How is hating on the childfree somehow a plus on a VP's resume? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i...

How long will it take us to reject this new McCarthy era that Trump, Vance, and their allies are hell-bent on inflicting on us? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Joe Biden blew the whistle on the over-the-top excesses of the US Supreme Court. Even as they rewrite what is legal in America, are the justices themselves somehow above the law? Plus - Thom reads from his book 'The Hidden History of American Oligarchy'. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The work of our day is to restore the idea of America — an egalitarian democratic republic — and then help it realize its full potential after all these many long years… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

David Pepper says statehouses are the front line in the billionaire-powered conservative takeover- and Kamala called him to say she agrees. Can the massive purges of likely Democratic voters be stopped? Plus- Thom reads from "The Dawn of Everything" by David Graeber and David Wengrow. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...

For the past forty-plus years, Republicans — just like dysfunctional HOAs — have been stealing from America’s future… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What sick and twisted lies power the insane obsession with abortion and women's rights? And why are right-wingers trying to paint Kamala as a 'Jezebel"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Heritage Foundation president, Kevin Roberts who created the authoritarian Project 2025 has been reported to have frequented Opus Dei headquarters in Washington DC. Texas police try to arrest a librarian for checking out a civil rights book! Is this the world we want to live in? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...

Economy grows at 2.8 - Thanks Joe! Also war correspondent Phil Ittner reports on Ukraine and another Russian fell out of a window...how many now?  For the Book Club Thom reads How Women Can Have Better Sex Under Socialism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .